See Which Of This Year’s Biggest Moments Made The ABCs Of 2015

We’re only a few days away from another year, so what better time to look back at all the moments that made 2015.

This year we saw alliances drawn over the colour of a dress, while Justin Bieber made daily headlines with his sexy Instagram pics. Kendall and Kylie ruled social media, while One Direction were responsible for millions of tears shed thanks to the word ‘hiatus’.

There was the world domination of Adele for ‘A’.

Drake’s quiet single Hotline Bling for ‘H’ and its video gave us one of the greatest viral dancing memes since the Carlton.

And of course, Star Wars. Allll the Star Wars for ‘S’.

Click here to check out what other moments defined this year in the ABCs of 2015.

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ABCs OF 2016

Aubrih
In 2016, we received yet another installment in the ‘this could be us, but you playing’ relationship saga of Aubrih. Drake and Rihanna have enjoyed one of pop culture’s most notorious ‘are they/aren’t they’ love stories, with this year seeming like the first time the two longtime friends and musical collaborators were finally ready to make it Facebook official. They released two videos for “Work,” performing the song at both their concerts. In August, Drake made his public declaration of love while presenting Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs, saying, "She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years-old. She's one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life, I've looked up to her, even though she's younger than me." They even got matching tattoos, which in retrospect may have been a cursed act. Matching tattoos are a lot of pressure. Alas, the relationship that began in July ended in October, though we haven’t given up hope for Aubrih yet. – Allison Bowsher

Brangelina
It was the divorce announcement heard round the world. The ultimate in A-list couples shocked millions of fans when Angelina Jolie announced she was filing for divorce from her husband of two years, Brad Pitt. The updates following the September 20 announcement added to fans’ shock and disbelief, with initial reports citing an affair between Pitt and his Allied co-star Marion Cotillard, something that both parties deny. Then, of course, there was the even more disturbing revelation that Pitt was being investigated for abuse against Jolie and the couple’s six children. Since the announcement and investigation by Child Protective Services, the temporary sole custody awarded to Jolie has been lifted, but it doesn’t seem like the couple’s divorce is anywhere close to being over. The two red carpet staples, who began dating in 2004, have remained largely out of the public eye, with Jolie reportedly staying in Malibu with her children and Pitt only attending a handful of public events to promote his film Allied. It looks like 2016 will go down as the year true love died. – AB

Chance The Rapper
Well, would you look at Lil Chano from 79th. 2016 was a dark year – and a positive, hard-working, humble artist like Chance The Rapper was exactly what the game needed. Now, Chance is not new to music (or being a ray of sunshine), but this was undoubtedly the year that mainstream audiences broke off a piece of what he was serving up (we still can’t get over his adorable Kit Kat ad). Early 2016 ventures like his nothing-less-than-prolific verse on Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam” (one of his many writing credits on The Life of Pablo) and high-profile collabs with artists like Macklemore and Skrillex were merely appetizers to his brilliant mixtape Coloring Book, which dropped exclusively on Apple Music and quite literally changed the game. Featuring everyone from West and Future to Bieber and Lil Wayne, Coloring Book – previously promoted as Chance 3 – became the first album to debut in the Billboard 200 solely based on streams, and was cause for the Recording Academy to announce that stream-only albums would now be eligible for Grammy consideration. Outside of his mixtape and hugely successful tour, Chance was a political advocate during the US election – setting up voter registration outside his shows and leading a thousand-person deep #paradetothepoll. So, as promised to Kanye in his “Ultralight Beam” verse, Chance did do a “good-ass job on Chance 3” – and many other things – making him one of our very favourite parts of this year. – Jess Huddleston